Home-ward bound

Tuesday's rehearsal was not great, Chinese lesson was good though! Meal for Shab's bday was v nice (we went to Coco Mo's) then we joined the not so great modlangsoc pub crawl in Boom (Tom and I) before heading with them on to Tup Tup. Thursday's LBS social in Kaz Bar was alright, although I didnt go on with them to Madison's.

Fri I didnt got to the Swan - was going to meet my partner there for a last rehearsal but he came round to mine on Sat instead. Had my German assessment on Sat morn (I speak German with a v French accent which my teacher finds highly amusing!) Then went out for a quick lunch with some of the people in my class as its the last time Ill see any of them because Im not carrying it on next term. No time and Ill have left Newcastle before the end of the course term.

Sunday morn headed down to London on the 8.55 train with most of the rest of the dancing group. Got in to Kings X just after 1, took us the best part of two hours to get out to the theatre in Catford by combo of tube and train. Hung around the theatre basically all avo for the technical rehearsal, popped out briefly to the pub over the road for a quick tea before going back to do make-up and hair etc. We werent on stage until about half 9, so some of our lot watched the first half in the audience,it was all little kids from stage school!!!

Performance was alright - my partner's headpiece came off in the first move which was more than a little offputting. Left theatre after finale about 11ish, didnt arrive at our flat until 2am!!!! It took us basically 3 hours to find our way there. Grrrrr, flat was a complete state, we were not impressed esp as we had agreed to pay a tenner each, so this ramdom guy made over a hundred quid just for sleeping somewhere else for a night and leaving his flat lookin like a bomb had hit it!

Got to sleep about 3am (was squidged next to Elle and Raj and Kirty on the lounge floor next to a binbag of rubbish) - just my thin kid's sleeping bagv from Tesco Kingston Park, no mattress or anything obviously. Got up at 8, left there about half 9, went for brekkie in a nearby cafe then went to walk in St James' Park and Hyde Park, saw the changing of the guards at the Palace, watched an opera singer perform in Convent Garden (amazing - esp for free!) then went to the British Museum, before heading to Kings X early to meet up with Hels breifly before our train left.... Got back here late last night, back to Worcs this eve.